{"id":6888,"date":"2023-05-26T22:41:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T02:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/?page_id=6888"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:36:35","slug":"donations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/?page_id=6888","title":{"rendered":"Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.etransfer.com\/CPRSS\/donate.cfm\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#31ff00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Donate Here<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#31ff00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">!<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated<strong>:&nbsp; <span class=\"last-modified-timestamp\">Jan 8, 2026 @ 8:36 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carillon Park Rail &amp; Steam Society (CPR&amp;SS), which operates the 7\u00bd\u201d-gauge railroad, is a <span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">non-profit (501-c3) <\/span>\u00a0and completely volunteer organization. \u00a0All those helping you board, running the locomotive, and collecting tickets are donating their time so that you have a wonderful time riding our trains. \u00a0Further, the CPR&amp;SS receives no funding from the Carillon Historical Park. \u00a0All funding needed to operate and maintain equipment, or to purchase new equipment, comes from our riders or our club members. \u00a0Can you help? \u00a0100% of the money we receive from donations goes toward our maintenance and operating costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costs involved with running trains include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For track, fixing or replacing:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>worn or damaged rails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wood ties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rusty bolts or other hardware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>adding ballast under the track<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For locomotives, maintaining:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>fuel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hydraulic fluid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>repair or replace broken parts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>other locomotive maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the riding cars, fix or replace:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>brakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wheelsets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>couplers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>other maintenance items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Property maintenance\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lawn equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lumber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wall block<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>other maintenance items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Replacing our aging locomotives is <strong>very<\/strong> costly. \u00a0Lately, the cost of a new locomotive has exceeded $35,000 with the options we need. \u00a0Three of our 4 locomotives are 35 years old or more! \u00a0We also occasionally need to purchase the following items to carry passengers on our trains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>wheelsets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>trucks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>couplers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reusable fare tokens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reusable boarding passes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shade tents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>storage cabinets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rope stanchions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>signs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>video displays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>web hosting fees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>other hardware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, Carillon Park does not subsidize our operations and we must raise our own funding. &nbsp;This is why it is important to have your help, and you can do this by clicking the button below! &nbsp;Any amount helps! &nbsp;Thank you for your generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.etransfer.com\/CPRSS\/donate.cfm\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#39fd00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Donate Now!<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated:&nbsp; The Carillon Park Rail &amp; Steam Society (CPR&amp;SS), which operates the 7\u00bd\u201d-gauge railroad, is a non-profit (501-c3) \u00a0and completely volunteer organization. \u00a0All those helping you board, running the locomotive, and collecting tickets are donating their time so that you &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/?page_id=6888\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6888","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6888"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8093,"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6888\/revisions\/8093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}